A EARABINZIAN GIRL.
X HERE IS some difterence between the dress of the married and
unmarried women among these people, particularly as to the manner
of wearing the luiir : the former alway s dress their hair in t« o large
tresses, which hang dov\-n o^er their shoulders; the latter either make
it up into man}-, and adorn them with ribands, or else let it hang loose
about their shoulders. The bonnet also of the women is flat, while
that of the girls is pointed, ornamented with a border, and considerably
'.smaller. The married women wear two robes, or loose coats, over
their other clothes, one considerably shorter than the other, and
bordered with various furs. The v\hole dress, however, of the
Barabinzi is poor in comparison ^\-ith that of the Bashkirs. The
principal employment of the Momen, besides attending their cattle,
consists in tanning the skins of water-fowl, which they prepare, parti-
CLdarly that of the duck, in such a way, that the feathers remain on
quite perfect; they then sew them together, and form pelisses, which
are very warm, and even durable. These skins also are an article of
commerce.
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